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Pronunciation: /pleural* ˈkævəti/

pleural cavity

Definition

The space enclosed by the pleura, which is a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity.

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hemochromatosis

Barrett esophagus

Klebsiella

ABO blood group system

catechin

calgranulin B

SOP

genetic profile

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Orca-T

vinorelbine tartrate

antibody-drug conjugate SHR-A2102

flouride F 18 fluoropivalate

collagen/aloe vera/vitamin E/lidocaine topical hydrogel

anti-CD19-CAR-CD28/CD20-CAR-4-1BB-expressing autologous T lymphocytes Hu1928-Hu20BB

AXL receptor tyrosine kinase/cMET inhibitor BPI-9016M

PSA/PSMA/PSCA-encoding DNA plasmid vaccine PF-06755990

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missense mutation

facies

mutation

congenital

tumor suppressor gene

double heterozygosity

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

autosomal

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